As cliche as it sounds, it was a tale of two halves Sunday at Acrisure Stadium for the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 37-30 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals
In the first half, the Steelers looked rather good, especially offensively as rookies Kenny Pickett and George Pickens made big plays through the air, second year running back Najee Harris continued his strong two-week stretch in the run game, and the offensive line held up well in in pass protection while getting after the Bengals on the ground.
Defensively, the Steelers had their struggles generating pressure on Joe Burrow, but stopped the run at a high level making the Bengals mostly one-dimensional early.